June 2006

In This Issue

• Now Available: Courier 51!
• What's Our Plan for National Security?
• Blogging From the Arab World
• UN Budget Woes

Features

Courier 51 Now Available. The newest issue of Courier is now available on the Web site. This special 24-page issue zooms in on the modern Arab world—with photos from several Arab countries taken by photographers of the world-renowned VII Photo Agency. Also in this issue: your guide to the modern Arab media, what DC policymakers should know, and an essay on legendary science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke, who in 1945 published his ideas about the future of satellite television. Read the full issue in HTML or PDF.

http://www.stanleyfoundation.org/courier/issue51.pdf

What's Our Plan for National Security? "Fighting and winning the war on terror" remains a priority of the US, according to the new National Security Strategy. Find out why two policy experts believe that the new plan does not adequately address effective solutions to actual US security threats.

http://www.stanleyfoundation.org/articles/2006think06_unrealisticplan.php

Blogging From the Arab World. If you want to learn more about the modern Arab world, the blogosphere contains no shortage of commentary on the issues simmering in the Middle East. If you want a fuller picture of what is really happening in the region, we have some blogs to recommend.

http://www.stanleyfoundation.org/articles/2006think06_blogs.php

In the News

UN Budget Woes. Key UN operations may be shut down by the end of this month if an agreement on budget and reform issues is not reached. Will this be another battle between wealthier countries and the global "have nots"?

http://www.stanleyfoundation.org/articles/2006think06_unbudget.php

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